Other Translations
asv (asv) - eBible.org engASV USFM
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So will I bless thee while I live:
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I will lift up my hands in thy name.
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My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness;
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And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips;
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When I remember thee upon my bed,
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And meditate on thee in the night-watches.
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For thou hast been my help,
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And in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
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My soul followeth hard after thee:
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down; yea, we wept when we remembered Zion.
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We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
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For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that made us wail [required] mirth, [saying,] Sing us [one] of the songs of Zion.
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How should we sing a song of Jehovah's upon a foreign soil?
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If I forget thee, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget [its skill];
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If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to my palate: if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
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Remember, O Jehovah, against the sons of Edom, the day of Jerusalem; who said, Lay [it] bare, Lay [it] bare, down to its foundation!
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Daughter of Babylon, who art to be laid waste, happy he that rendereth unto thee that which thou hast meted out to us.
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Happy he that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the rock.
lxxbrent (lxxbrent) - Septuagint (Brenton 1851) eBible USFM
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A Psalm for David, of Aggæus and Zacharias. I will give thee thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; and I will sing psalms to thee before the angels; for thou hast heard all the words of my mouth.
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I will worship toward thy holy temple, and give thanks to thy name, on account of thy mercy and thy truth; for thou hast magnified thy holy name above every thing.
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In whatsoever day I shall call upon thee, hear me speedily; thou shalt abundantly provide me with thy power in my soul.
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Let all the kings of the earth, O Lord, give thanks unto thee; for they have heard all the words of thy mouth.
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And let them sing in the ways of the Lord; for great is the glory of the Lord.
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For the Lord is high, and [yet] regards the lowly; and he knows high things from afar off.
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Though I should walk in the midst of affliction, thou wilt quicken me; thou hast stretched forth thine hands against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand has saved me.
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O Lord, thou shalt recompense [them] on my behalf: thy mercy, O Lord, [endures] for ever: overlook not the works of thine hands.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Ipsi David. Confitebor tibi Domine in toto corde meo: quoniam audisti verba oris mei. In conspectu angelorum psallam tibi:
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adorabo ad templum sanctum tuum, et confitebor nomini tuo. Super misericordia tua, et veritate tua: quoniam magnificasti super omne, nomen sanctum tuum.
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In quacumque die invocavero te, exaudi me: multiplicabis in anima mea virtutem.
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Confiteantur tibi Domine omnes reges terræ: quia audierunt omnia verba oris tui:
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Et cantent in viis Domini: quoniam magna est gloria Domini.
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Quoniam excelsus Dominus, et humilia respicit: et alta a longe cognoscit.
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Si ambulavero in medio tribulationis, vivificabis me: et super iram inimicorum meorum extendisti manum tuam, et salvum me fecit dextera tua.
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Dominus retribuet pro me: Domine misericordia tua in sæculum: opera manuum tuarum ne despicias.
web (web) - WorldEnglish.Bible — CC0 modern update of ASV
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By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
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On the willows in that land, we hung up our harps.
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For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs. Those who tormented us demanded songs of joy: “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”
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How can we sing the LORD’s song in a foreign land?
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If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.
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Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don’t remember you, if I don’t prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.
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Remember, LORD, against the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem, who said, “Raze it! Raze it even to its foundation!”
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Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, he will be happy who repays you, as you have done to us.
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Happy shall he be, who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock.
ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8
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By rivers of Babylon--There we did sit, Yea, we wept when we remembered Zion.
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On willows in its midst we hung our harps.
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For there our captors asked us the words of a song, And our spoilers--joy: `Sing ye to us of a song of Zion.'
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How do we sing the song of Jehovah, On the land of a stranger?
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If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, my right hand forgetteth!
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My tongue doth cleave to my palate, If I do not remember thee, If I do not exalt Jerusalem above my chief joy.
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Remember, Jehovah, for the sons of Edom, The day of Jerusalem, Those saying, `Rase, rase to its foundation!'
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O daughter of Babylon, O destroyed one, O the happiness of him who repayeth to thee thy deed, That thou hast done to us.
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O the happiness of him who doth seize, And hath dashed thy sucklings on the rock!